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. 2013 Dec 1;29(1):1–6. doi: 10.1093/arclin/act088

Table 1.

Participant characteristics, clock drawing, and driving outcomes

Healthy controls (n = 47) Alzheimer's disease (n = 75)
Age 71.87 (7.77) 76.65 (6.24)*
Gender (%, M/F) 61.7/38.3 53.3/46.7
Education 16.30 (3.78) 13.53 (3.28)*
MMSE 29.48 (0.65) 25.05 (2.83)*
CDR sum of boxes 0.00 (0.00) 2.76 (1.60)*
Visual acuity (≥20/20) 45% 15%*
7-point system 5.61 (1.07) 4.16 (1.67)**
8-point system 7.43 (1.06) 6.05 (2.08)**
10-point system 9.17 (.94) 7.52 (2.20)**
Conceptualization error 10.60% 43.80%**
Driving experience (years) 53.11 (6.80) 56.28 (9.23)*
Miles driven/week 195.53 (114.87) 87.64 (88.20)**
Road test error rate 0.04 (0.03) 0.09 (0.07)**
Unsafe driver ratings 14.90% 54.70%**

Notes: Values are means (SD) unless otherwise noted; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; CDR = Clinical Dementia Rating Scale.

*p < .05.

**p < .001.